This place and the owners were most fabulous. I felt like I had the entire island to myself. I spend much of my time beach walking and paddling. We also had a fabulous perfectly prepared seafood dinner on our night prior to departure.
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We had a fabulous stay at the St. Francis. George and Gillian are wonderful hosts. From the back window of our room we looked out on the Atlantic, and from the front entrance we looked at the harbor. Stocking Island is beautiful - waves on one side and calm swimming on the other. We spent time on a couple of the beaches and were usually the only ones there. We enjoyed kayaking to the Chat 'n Chill to swim with the stingrays. Meals at the St. Francis were delicious. We took an all day tour of the surrounding area, which included snorkeling with sea turtles, walking alone on a pristine sandbar, snorkeling near a blue hole and on some of the many gorgeous reefs. It was such a treat to spend time in this beautiful place, and the gracious hosts were a bonus.
You have to visit this place. The people were great..The food was the best we had on the island. You have to go by water taxi unfortunately but it's worth the boat ride. The owner came out to say hello. The chef brought out our food and introduced herself. The views are breathtaking. A must go!!
My husband and I stayed 4 nights at St Francis Resort in early July. We loved how remote and quite it was. We basically had the Atlantic side all to ourselves. We took the kayaks out snorkeling at the blue hole and to the Chat n Chill. The resort food and drinks were good. Gill and George work hard and are a joy to visit with. They also were very accommodating in helping us with transportation needs. We enjoyed evenings at the bar and participated in the weekly poker tournament and I won! We WILL be back!
We were a group of four women on a friends snorkel trip. We were in awe of the glimpses of aqua blue water that we could see as we first arrived on the island. We hailed a cab from the airport and the driver called George the owner from the resort for a pick up. He promptly met us in his boat at the local market dock and took us across the bay to our new home for the next few nights but not before showing us 'the mystery cave' for future snorkeling. We then met Gill his wife and were given all of the resort information. The view from our rooms was stunning!!! The rooms are basic but have everything you need.
We enjoyed fresh grilled chicken and lobster from the owners the the first night and continued to enjoy all that the island offered during out stay. Kayaking to a local hang out was a short distance away- "Chat and Chill" You could get fresh conch salad and feed and pet the sting rays, there was hiking on the island, snorkeling the rocks behind the rooms (yes the Atlantic side was very calm!!) and we saw schools of blue tang and surgeon fish, octopus, sting rays, squirrel fish, trigger fish, etc. We rented a boat from Minns and went snorkeling at the various reefs in Elizabeth Harbor, and took the all day trip to see the swimming pigs, iguanas, and snorkel at Thunderbolt grotto. We enjoyed the hospitality of Gill and George and felt that they were very accommodating to any requests we had- especially keeping our water bottles filled with water and ice! The food at the resort is superb! We loved the remoteness of the location and liked the peacefulness of having the beach to ourselves. Bring spray- the no-seeums are there especially at dusk.
My husband and I are anchored off the Resort on our friends yacht. We have dinghied over to the restaurant twice now. Laid back with great burgers, conch fritters, cold Kalik (local beer) or cocktails. They also have evenings dedicated to Trivia or Poker. Management are engaging!
